From The Benjamin Franklin Studios
4th Edition
The most comprehensive review of Jimi Hendrix's work ever compiled is now available in its fourth edition spread across eight volumes.
Jimi Hendrix: From The Benjamin Franklin Studios 4th Edition Part 1 - The A-Z of songs
Version by version detailing of every Hendrix recording, live and studio, professional and amateur cross-referenced to discs where they might be found. All versions are given reference numbers to cross-reference them to the discographies and chronologies. 464 pages - all text.
Jimi Hendrix: From The Benjamin Franklin Studios 4th Edition Part 2 - The Appendices
322 pages which includes a fully revised Look Over Yonder (our previous guide to all known visual footage) - all text.
Jimi Hendrix: From The Benjamin Franklin Studios 4th Edition Part 3 - The Chronology
A combination of the Studio Log (our previous chronological guide to all studio recordings and the variants that came from the recordings made) and a chronological log of all known live recordings, professional and amatuer. 360 pages - all text.
Jimi Hendrix: From The Benjamin Franklin Studios 4th Edition Part 4 - A selected official discography
260 pages. Mainly compiled as a reference point for all the discs used as key sources in Parts 1-3 but also featuring many other fascinating chapters. Fully illustrated in colour.
Jimi Hendrix: From The Benjamin Franklin Studios 4th Edition Part 5 - The vinyl bootlegs (B001-B125)
316 pages. Fully illustrated in colour.
Jimi Hendrix: From The Benjamin Franklin Studios 4th Edition Part 6 - The CD bootlegs (B300-B499)
280 pages. Fully illustrated in colour.
Jimi Hendrix: From The Benjamin Franklin Studios 4th Edition Part 7 - The CD bootlegs (B500-B699)
244 pages. Fully illustrated in colour.
Jimi Hendrix: From The Benjamin Franklin Studios 4th Edition Part 8 - The CD bootlegs (B700-B899)
298 pages. Fully illustrated in colour.
Jimi Hendrix: From The Benjamin Franklin Studios 4th Edition Part 9 - The CD bootlegs (B900-B1099)
This will be published as, and when, bootleg numbering reaches B1099.(Or we get sick of waiting.)
Said about the first edition...
"As a reference source for the impossibly complicated Hendrix legacy, this is absolutely invaluable, and full of the kind of tit-bits that will have obsessives rushing for their headphones...It's a magnificent piece of research work which all collectors will want"
Record Collector
...and about the second edition...
"...300 A4 pages containing an alphabetical listing of every song he ever recorded or performed, together with details of each different version that's known to exist, and then a complete listing of bootlegs. But the infor has been fully updated and revised for this edition, and there are more appendices - notably a guide to Hendrix's visual material, from 1965 to 1970, and a tour through the mysteries of the Band of Gypsys rehearsals from late 1969.It's esoteric stuff but then Hendrix's catalogue deserves such close attention. Whether you're collecting legitimate releases, bootlegs or tapes, you'll need this expert advice and analysis.'
Record Collector
"There have been many discographies compiled over the years but this is the most comprehensive ever assembled, and remains the only one to include details of the many recordings only available on tape."
Record Mart and Buyer
...and about the new third edition...
"This comprehensive 350-page guide is ultimately all that devout Hendrix fans will ever need. Alphabetically compiling all of his works, including the rarest tracks and bootlegs, this is the third edition of the Benjamin Franklin Studios collection. Work began on the book back in September 1993, when it was serialised in Jimpress magazine. Following this, the first and second editions were released in 1996 and 1998, though an astonishing number of new Hendrix materials have surfaced in recent years, leaving compilers Geldeart and Rodham with the challenge of fitting this mountain of information into just one book. So what did they do? They divided this monster edition into three volumes. With a legacy of work as complex and vast as Hendrix’s you need to be extensive, and this really is, to say the least. An impressive piece of research alone, for the obsessive Hendrix collector this really is a must have."
Record Collector